Events and Exhibitions

Pistachios, known as the “green gold” in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, are experiencing harvest excitement. While producers are satisfied with the yield this year, the kilo of pistachio is sold at 110 TL in the field. Pistachios, which are among the important flavours of Gaziantep cuisine, which UNESCO included in …

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Why is reducing food …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) organised a Buyer Delegation Organisation for the dried fruit sector from Japan, which imports 65 billion dollars of food annually, on 24-25 August 2023 through the Ministry of Trade. Mehmet Ali Işık Aegean Exporters’ Associations Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman …

Press release… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Türkiye has launched a new e-commerce platform called “HepYerinden” (Always the Local) with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. This launch took place during an event held …

Experts, officials and sector representatives to discuss pressing issues affecting markets… ISTANBUL… The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia will gather for a conference in Istanbul between 31 August-01 September next week. The association carries out 55% of the global flour trade. Starting on Thursday, the two-day conference will …

Officials from the Agriculture Ministry will conduct food inspections at restaurants, hotels, cafes and other eateries until Sept. 8 to ensure that products offered at those venues comply with health regulations. The inspections, which started on Aug. 21, will be carried out simultaneously in all 81 provinces of the country. İbrahim Yumaklı …

Press release… The Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) held a “Hazelnut Sector Press Conference” with the participation of Mehmet Cirav, Sebahattin Arslantürk and Tahsin Büyükaydın, the leading hazelnut industrialists and exporters of the region, under the chairmanship of Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the DKİB. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, …

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) held an evaluation meeting before the harvest and export season of Bursa Black Fig, one of the brand values of the province. Dr. Senih Yazgan Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB) Chairman Özkan Kamiloğlu, exporter company managers and …

The General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) has launched a project to determine how climate change, which affects the country in many ways, will shape the future of beekeeping. TAGEM within the Ministry, upon the request of the General Directorate of Livestock, also under the Ministry, initiated a …

Press release… Harvest has started for the world-famous seedless Sultani grapes… One of the leading agricultural export products of the Aegean region, Sultani seedless grapes, the first products harvested from the vineyards in Manisa’s Alaşehir district started their export journey. “Sultaniye Grape Harvest Ceremony” was held in Manisa – Alaşehir, …